3 his unmarried sister. (This sister is close to him because she has no husband. So the priest may make himself unclean for her if she dies.)
4 But a priest must not make himself unclean if the dead person was only one of his slaves.
5 “Priests must not shave their heads bald. They must not shave off the edges of their beards. They must not make any cuts in their bodies.
6 Priests must be holy for their God. They must show respect for God’s name. They offer the bread and special gifts to the Lord, so they must be holy.
7 “A priest serves God in a special way, so he must not marry a woman who has had sexual relations with any other man. He must not marry a prostitute or a divorced woman.
8 A priest serves God in a special way. So you must treat him in a special way, because he carries holy things. He brings the holy bread to me, and I am holy. I am the Lord, and I make you holy.
9 “If a priest’s daughter becomes a prostitute, she ruins her reputation and brings shame to her father. She must be burned to death in the fire!